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The Effect Of Using Concept Map s On Achieving English Grammar ...

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mentioned that descriptive grammar may be used as prescriptive waythrough teaching the foreign grammar .2- Prescriptive grammar :This type of <strong>English</strong> grammar is an old traditional type , it deals with therules of the language and how speakers should use these rules in theirspeaking and writing correctly ( Eyres : 2000 ; 5 ) .Kohli ( 199 9 :140 ) sees that prescriptive grammar tries to perform thelegislative function of the language , so it is not allowed to neglect the rulesof the language .<strong>The</strong> differences between descriptive and prescriptive grammar1- Prescriptive grammar deals with rules which should be acquired by thespeakers , while descriptive grammar deals with the use of the languagewithout concentration on these rules .2- Descriptive grammar is dynamic . It takes into account the fact that thelanguage is changeable , while prescriptive didn’t allow the ignoran ceof rules ( Kohli : 1999 ; 140 ) .3- Fromkin and Rodman ( 1993 : 13 ) sees descriptive grammar deals wit hsounds , words , phrases , and sentences of the language .4- Eyres ( 2000 ; 6 ) sees prescriptive grammar deals with structures orwords as correct or incorrect . It is concentrating on the areas of the35

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